Pantaloons



(No Model.)

J. H. CLYDE.

Pantaloons. No. 238,574. Patented March 8,1881.

INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES Nrrno STATES ATENT FFICE.

JOSEPH H. CLYDE, OF ATLANTIC, IOWA.

PANTALOONS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N0. 238,574, dated March 8,1881.

Application filed May 31, 1860. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. CLYDE, of Atlantic, in the county of Cassand State of Iowa, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement inPantaloons, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to prevent the protrusion in front andwrinkling in rear in the knee portions of the legs of pantaloons, andalso the uneven wearing of the seat portion.

To this end the invention consists in a novel construction and improvedform of pattern, whereby provision is made for reversing the pantaloons,so that the wear will come alternately on the front and rear portions.The invention is also applicable to overalls.

The accompanying drawings illustrate a mode of carrying out myinvention.

Figures 1 and 2 are views of the twolegs of a pair of pantaloons madeaccording to my improvement, and Fig. 3 shows the same with their insideseams sewed up and the two legs ready to be sewed together. Fig. 4. is afront View, and Fig. 5 a rear view, of the pants when ready for wear;and Fig. 6 is a view of one of the legs at the side seam, to show thearrangement of the pockets.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Each leg is designated by the letter A. The line a 1) represents the flyof the front, and the line 0 (1 represents the shape in which the backof the pants is cut when made in the ordinary way. The two legs A A,Fig. 3, are sewed together from the commencement of one fly, a I), tothe commencement of the other fly, and the portion which is to serve asthe back is buttoned together, leaving the front fly as in ordinarypantaloons. When the pantaloons are to be reversed the back isunbuttoned to form the front fly, and the former frontis buttoned toform the new back portion.

The pockets are formed of a square piece of cloth sewed on the innerside of the leg, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 6. The line of indicatesthe opening-for the pocket when worn in one way, and the line 9 h theopening for the pocket when reversed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. Rex'ersible pantaloons having each leg provided withtwo fly portions, whereby one fly may be buttoned over another to formthe back, while the other flies form the front of the garment, and maybe used alternately when the garment is. reversed, substantially asherein described.

2. In reversible pantaloons having each leg provided with two flyportions, the pocket E, provided with the two openings 0 f and g h,substantially as herein described.

JOSEPH HORNER CLYDE.

Witnesses:

R. U. KIRKPATRICK, JOHN H. W001).

